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I did utilize songs from YouTube and flowcharts and mind maps in order for a more fun time learning. I

realized that if I taught in a way that was monotonous and strict, the kids would feel bored pretty soon

and keeping up with the sessions would become tedious both for them and myself. To avoid that, and

to ensure that they were actually benefiting from these sessions, I came up with creative ways to teach.

After every half an hour, we would take a semi-break. But the break itself would be a song or a

mnemonic pertaining to their work that day. For example, the Solar System song which I linked inManageBac was very useful in helping Momina memorize the order of planets and their characteristics.

Achieving this goal was no problem at all!

Goal 5 Reflect on the whole teaching process and use it to help my own studying and work

ethic

This last goal was in effect achieved simultaneously with all of the aforementioned goals, and a process

that was done subconsciously as much as it was done physically. For instance, making learning fun was

the previous goal but it was also a result of reflecting on the teaching process. Organizing thoughts,

being mindful of time, etc were all the various things that I learnt from this activity and I used them too

in the second year of my IB diploma. Although this goal is more abstract than some of the other goals, I

think I was successful in achieving it too.

In reference to the CAS learning outcomes I feel I have achieved all of these too.Awareness of strengths and areas for growth- I gained a better understanding about my strengths

and areas for growth. I've found that I can make it pretty easy for children to understand what theyre

learning and I can communicate ideas well with others, which was useful in this activity and can be

considered as a strength. One possible area of growth is tackling the three kids simultaneously.

Although I tried hard to teach all of them and be balanced, ultimately I probably helped one more than

the other and when I was focusing on one, the others were free and time couldvebeen managed

differently.

Undertaking new challenges - As mentioned earlier, I have never taken part in a similar activity

before so this was a new experience for me. I was a bit anxious before starting but once we got used to

each other and we had clearer expectations of each other, what was quite challenging became quite

fun. I believe this was a valuable experience and in the future I could tutor kids as a summer job

Planned and initiated activitiesThis was a planned and initiated activity because I was the one

who set up all the different sessions and timings. I thought of this idea independently and contacted the

childrensparents and asked whether they would be interested in an arrangement like that. I had to

make sure that both I and the children were available during that time as it was summer vacations and

this outcome was perhaps a bit hard to achieve but even if on a given session we were busy, I was able

to move the time forward and carry the session on anyways.

Show perseverance and commitmentEven when it became a bit hard to keep up, due to Ramadan

or if I had guests at my place, I still chose to tutor the children which shows perseverance and

commitment. Of course, during the summer, most would much rather chill with movies and hang out

with friends, but I still did my part for furthering CAS progress and making a difference in the

community around me.

Engaged with issues of global importance- Education and specifically childrenseducation is an idea

that is relevant globally. We keep hearing about how certain ways of teaching children are more

appreciative of the child learning process, etc. During this activity, I had to be personally conscious of

all of this and I tried to make teaching more fun and interactive suited best to each of the childrens

capabilities. For instance, I noticed how Bilal needed more examples and teaching time to grasp some

ideas compared to Momina, who seemed to pick up things more easily and loved solving exercises. I

had to be mindful of these differences with both of them.

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Developed new skills- This is related to the first learning outcome, that of undertaking new

challenges. I did learn new skills over the course of this activity, primarily being how to organize

thoughts and convey them in a manner than is easily understood by others. I also learnt which learning

approaches are best for children and if I decided to do this type of activity again I would have enough

skills to do so easily.

Consider ethical implications- Because I was dealing with children, I had to be careful that my toneand language was appropriate for the children and amongst each other they were being respectful and

friendly. I also watched the YouTube videos beforehand to ensure there was no inappropriate content,

etc.

Reflection

Overall I feel I have really benefited from this activity. I feel confident undertaking a similar activity in

the future. I also feel like an activity like tutoring should be done by all IB students because it gives

them a way to give back to their community and apply the learning skills they have learnt in their

diploma programme. I hope the skills I learnt in teaching others and organizing thoughts and

presenting them concisely will be of use to me in my IB projects such as presentations and exploration.

Planning my time for the sessions will hopefully be also useful in revising for IB exams. As far as what

Ivelearned about myself, I think this has taught me that I work well with children and even when Idmuch rather do something more fun,I stay focused and I dontgive up. If I had the chance to do it all

again I think I would have put in a bit more time planning the sessions ahead so that I would be able to

teach all three kids (or however many kid)s at the same time with less awkward breaks for the two

other when Imfocusing on one.